Red Angel (1966)

7.7/10 • 95 min • War Drama Romance

Overview

In 1939, Sakura Nishi is a young army nurse who is sent to the field hospitals in China during the Sino-Japanese war. She has to assist the surgeon Dr. Okabe with an incredible number of amputations. In the crowded wards, she gives sympathy to some of the soldiers, including sexually servicing one who has lost both arms and has no hope of returning home. She falls in love with Dr. Okabe, and follows him to the front, even though he is impotent from his morphine addiction.

Cast

Ayako Wakao

Nurse Sakura Nishi

Shinsuke Ashida

Yūsuke Kawazu

Jōtarō Senba

Private Sakamoto

Jun Osanai

Special Duty Sergeant Major

Takashi Nakamura

Head of infantry

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